Chena River & Gordon Wear Garden Overlook

As the story and photos on the sign in this small park show, the Chena River has been integral in the development of Fairbanks. The Chena flows into the Tanana River, which joins the Yukon River and empties into the Bering Sea. The Chena flooded Fairbanks in 1905 and was one of the rivers to flood the area in 1967, covering downtown in seven to nine feet of water and causing over $75 mil­lion in damage.